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clean
Adjective
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If something is clean, it is free from dirt
The kids came back from the washroom with clean hands and faces.
Did you wash these dishes? They don't look very clean.
To keep the air clean, smoking is not allowed.
I clear our breakfast and wipe the table clean with a wet rag.
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If a technology is clean, it doesn't produce much pollution.
We want to use wind as safe, clean, non-polluting energy.
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If something is clean, it is not bad.
There was a lot of pushing in their last game, but today's match was mostly clean.
No dirty jokes, please. Keep your language clean.
The police searched the car for drugs, but it was clean.
Her driving record was clean.
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A clean piece of paper, start, etc. has nothing from before: no writing, no history, etc.
Why don't you get a clean piece of paper and start over.
I wanted a clean start, so I moved to LA.
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If a something is clean, it is smooth, simple, and regular, without anything unwanted.
Your company website needs a clean design that makes it easy for consumers to understand what you're selling.
It's a clean cut, made with something sharp like a razor or a knife.
clean
Verb
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If you clean something, you take away the dirt and put everything in its place.
Tomo, will you clean up your room please. There are clothes all over the floor.
timber
Noun
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Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.
They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.
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Timber is wood used for building.
He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.
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Timber is a piece of wood used in building.
She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.
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Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.
During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.
timber
Verb
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To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.
The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.